Ironing machine



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annie n. GUsrArsorL or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, .assIGNon To WALTER J. coNLoN,on'

- onn'rnnn, ILLINoIs j Inomics MACHINE Application led January 17, 1919.Serial No. 271,634.

chine of this type that is of simple construe` tion, cheap tomanufacture and efficient in operation. A further object 1s to provide amachine that can .be operated "without danger of bodily injury to theoperator and that, due to its simplicity of construction, can beoperated readily by a personhaving little experience with machines ofthis class. rlhc machine is so constructed and assembled that it can bevused to iron the most delicate fabric without Vdanger of damage to thesame and at the same time it will, 'with equal satisfaction, iron coarseor heavy fabrics in a.

thoroughly eiicient manner. I

lVith the foregoing and other objects 1n view the invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter fullydescribed, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings which form a part of dit this specification and-in which-` Fig. 1 is a view of my ironing machinein side elevation.

Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig. l showing the opposite side or end ofthe machine.

iF ig. 3 is a view ofthe machine in `front elevation.

IJike reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

My machine comprises a frame composed of the sideI members 1, 2connected by the rods 3, the frame being disposed upon rollers `Upon theframe I provide the castings 5 that support the stationary shoe 6. whichis of arcuate formation and is provided with the usual burner 7 wherebyit is heated. 1li casting 3 bolted fast to the shoe operatively carriesthe drive shaft 9 whereon a pulley l0 is made fast, said pulleyreceiving power from. .a belt and motor (not shown) which motor may besupported upon a platform 11 carried by the frame of the machine andbolted to'two of the connecting rods 3. The

said shaft 9 is formed`- with the worm 12 in mesh with the small Gear'13 fast vupon a transmission shaft 14 journaled in bearings 15 securedto the shoe 6, la largegear 16 also fast upon the shaft 14 being adaptedfor releasable operativo engagement with the large gear'l? which is fastupon the roll shaft` 18 that carries and rota-tes the padded roll 19adapted to cooperate with the shoe 6 to iron the work.

The said roll' shaft 18 is journaled in bearings 20 arranged uponsectional rock bars, one rock bar being disposed at each side of the'frame and each rock bar comprising the sections 21, 22, the adjacentends of the sections of each rock bar being formed with the lips 23, theadjacent lips being connected by a bolt provided with the adjusting nut26, and encircled by the tension spring 24. A -threaded guide pin 27also connects each palr of adjacent lips 23, said pin being threadedinto engagement with onev lip'and extending loosely through aperforation -in the adjacent lip. The rock bar sections 21 `are formedwith the extensions 28 which project beyond the roll 19 in front of themachine and support the work table 29 upon which the work is placed justprevious to the ironing operation. The rock bar sections 22 ried by theframe, between collars 31, 32 which are secured by set screws 33 to saidshafts 3() and said sections 22 are connected by. pins' .34 to thelongitudinally slotted portions 35 of the rockers 36 which are fulcrumed`upon pins 37 carried by the frame, the rockers 36 at opposite sides ofthe frame being connected by the treadle 38 which treadle, at itslongitudinal central portion, carries the twin angular castings 39 whichare connected by the bolt 40 and pivotally arranged upon said bolt 40between the castings 39 is the foot lever 41 which is formed with oneupturned end for engagement with the longitudinally slotted link 42fulcrumed upon a bolt 43 that connects the upstandin lugs 44 fast uponthe connecting rod 3. maid link -42 is formed with the elongated slot 45and with serrations 46 formed in its slotted por' tion, the slotted endof said link being disposed between the castings 39 and receiving thedog 47 fast upon the pivot 48 connecjting said castings and extendingthrough" vthe said link-slot 45, said dog 47 being adaptv are fulcrumedupon stub shafts 30, car-v lll@ lltltl ed for engagement with theserrations 46 in said link. The foot lever 41 aforesaid is engaged by anexpansion spring 49car ried by the treadle 38. A foot rest 47HL servesto support the operators foot in po* sition to operate the foot lever41.

The frame is provided with lugs 50 in alignment with similar lugs 51formed upon the rock bar sections 21', said lugs 51 being formedA withthe elongated slots 52- and through said lugs 50, 5 1 (through the slots52 ofthe latter) the screws 53 extend, tension springs 54 encirclingsaid vscrew rodsv and abutting .the said lugs 50, 51. A hand Wheel 55 isarranged upon' each screw rod for adjusting .the same. The purpose of'the springs 54 is to yieldingly keep the roll 19 and shoe 6 disengaged,likewise the gears 17, 16. Below the top of the frame and extendingtransversely of the -saine is vthe-receiving v table 56 adapted toreceive the wQrk after it has been ironed. Secured to the front of theframe and atl each side of the same' is a hinge 57 which arries a dryingrack 58 secured thereto by set screws 59. lith the leaves of the hingesextended the racks 58 extend outwardly from the frame as shown in Figs.1 and 2. 'Witlr the swinging leaves of the hinges turned the racks 58are folded in toward the frame and out of the way as shown in Fig. 3. y

T he operation followsz/The pulley 1() is running continuously and isdriving the gear 16. Normally the springs 54 keep the gears 16, 17disengaged. The work y'to be irone-d is preferably placed upon the table29 and 1t i is fed, by the'operator, upon the roll 19. To

move the roll into engagement with the shoe 6 the operator depresses thefoot rest 47a. The downward movement of the same will move the treadle38' and the outward ends of the rockers 36 downward. The castings 39will be moved outwardly and downwardly v,with the treadle thusmoving thedog 47 toward the serrations in the link 42. Before ,dog 47 actuallyencounters the serrations 46 the roll and shoe will be moved intooperaj' tive position so that a garment fed between them will beironed-- If the foot rest is re# leased the springs 54 will instantlyseparate the'roll `and shoe again.V If the foot rest is depressed untilthe dog 47 engages with the serrations 46, however, the mechanism willbe locked in operative position evenl` v though -the operatorshouldremove his foot entirely from the machine. .To disengage thev dog andserrations the operator depresses the free end of the foot pedal 41 thusraising the link, 42 and the springs 54 will again move the roll and-shoe out of engagement. The garments fall from the ironing members uponthe receiving table 56 from which they maybe manually removed and hung,if' dc sired, upon the drying racks 58. By means of the hand wheels 55the tension upon springs 54 is regulated. fThe springs-24 connecting therock bar sections will permit an? adjustment of one end of the roll 19autoy matically in the event that avgarrnent of uneven thickness isbeingironed. Should the roll and shoe not be exactly'in alignment anautomatic-working adjustment of the roll to the shoe is likewise hadthrough the actionv shoe, andfoot controlled means for actuating saidrock ba.rs. i j

2. In an ironing machine, in combination, a frame, a stationaryv shoecarried by said frame, rock bars carried by said frame, a roll pivotallycarried by said rock bars for engagement with said shoe, driving meansfor said roll when in engagement with said shoe, springmeans connectingsaid frame and rock bars for yieldingly `retaining said roll indisengaged relation with said shoe, and foot controlled meansfor'actuating' said Irock'bars, said means including longitudinallyslotted rockers fulcrumed to the frame and pins directly connecting theslotted poi'- tions of saidrockers and saidrock bars.

3. In an ironing machine, in combination la frame, a stationary shoecarried by 's'a'id frame, sectional rock bars carried by said. frame, awork table carried by said rock bars, adjustable connections between thesections fof said rock bars, said connections in'- cluding expansionsprings abutting said bar' sections, a roll carried by said rock barsfor engagement with said shqe, driving ineans for said roll when inengagement with said shoe, adjustable means connecting-said frame androck bars for yieldingly retaining the same in a predetermined positionwith the said roll and shoe disengaged, and foot con- I'lli trolledmeansfor actuating said rock bars.

crumed to theframe and pins directly connecting the slotted portions ofsaid rockers and said rock bars, and releasable locking means for saidfoot controlled means in one position of the same.

` 5. In an ironing machine, in combinabars. a treadle carried by saidrockers,` av

longitudinally slotted and serrated link pivotally carried by saidframe, spaced cast# ingscarried/,by said treadle, a dog carried by saidcastings for 'engagement Awith the slotted and/serrated portions of saidlink, a foot lpedal fulcrumed in said castings for operative' engagementwith said link, a spring fyieldingly retaining said foot pedalinoperative, and ai foot restcarried by said castings.

6. 4In anironing machine, the combination ofa frame comprising endstandards, a substantially. upright ironing shoe on said frame, pivotmeans on said end standards, substantially vertical rock bars mounted onsaid pivot means, each vof said rock bars comprising a pair ofsections'yieldably oonnected together, an ironing roll having bearingsupport on the upper ends of said rock bars, means for driving saidironing roll, treadle means for swinging said rock bars and horizontallyoscillating said ironing roll, the yielding connections between thesections of said rock bars being arranged' to permit a substantiallyvertical adjusting motionv of said ironing roll relative to said ironingshoe 7. In an irOninginaChine, the combination of 'opposite uprightendframes, a lever fulcrumed t'o swing in a plane parallel to said endfrainesf and having one arm projecting upward andthe other arm extendingdownward longitudinally of the end frames to swing back andforth'horizon- `tally between the front and-back of said end frames, anironing member secured to the upper arm of the lever, a treadlefulcriiined to said end frames, and means for transmitting up and down`movement. of said treadle intermediate the front and back of the endframes into horizontally back and forth movement of the lower arm of thelever to swing the same. j

8.` In an ironing machine, the combination of opposite uprightJ endframes, a le-- ver fulcrumed to swing in a plane parallel to said endframes and-having one arm projecting upward and the other arm extendingdownward longitudinally of the end f rames to swing back and forthhorizontally between the front and back of said end frames, an ironingmember securedl to thev upper arm of the lever, atreadle, a crank armharing a lsliding connection with-the lower arin of the lever, and meansconnecting said' treadle to saidcrank arm to rock the same vS). In anironing machine, lthe combination'ofl a frame, an ironing shoe thereon,

a pair of levers pivoted intermediate their lengths at opposite ends ofsaidframe, a presser roll journaled betweenthe c0rrespending ends ofsaidV levers, a rock shaft having crank arms to directly engage the`structure pivoted on said frame and connected with said lever mechanism,ai pawl" onsaid main treadle structure,v a rack bar pivoted on saidframe and engaging ,withl said pawl, the teeth of said raclbaien` gagingwith said pawl when .said main treadle structure is depressed whereby tolock said treadle structureinfdown position 'and said movable element inengagement with the stationary element., andan auxiliary treadle `suported n said main treadle structureel-nd adapted when operated to raisesaid rack` bar from engagement with said pawl whereby saidmain treadlestructure will be released.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy'signa` ture.

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